Actuating mechanism for a plumbing fixture



3 Sheets-Sheet l ANDERSEN ET AL ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A PLUMBING FIXTURE Filed Oct. 28, 1938 April 30, 1940.

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ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A PLUMBING FIXTURE Filed Oct. 28, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented A t. 30, 1940 w h i h 2,198,853 U AoTUATINGMEoHANIsMFoR A t FIXTURE. H h e -Andefienhnd Edward A. rrearickson, l i

NT OFFICE;

PLUM NG I Ghicagoyand HJZinkil, Oak Park, I ll. Applicationpcto ber 2s, 1938, Serial No. 237,435

y This invention relates particularly. tuating mechanism for a swivelable water closet,

the latter being aclaptedfor installation and use in a passenger railway car, a ship, or a small apartment where it can be placed within a re:- cess or wall and which, when in use, may be conveniently swung outwardlyy by manual operation of the actuating mechanismyto project into l the interior of the room. .When not in use the fix.- .ture may be swunginwardly, again by manual operation of the actuating mechanism, so as to be concealed within either the interior of the wall or else positioned under suitable furniture and the like, such asa railway car seat, for example. The novel features and detailed description of the swivelable water clcsetiare coveredin a copending patent application, Serial No. 214,- 42 9,filed June 18, 1938., w z i h The principal object of the invention is to pro- .Vi de a convenient and easily operable actuating.

mechanism fora swivelable water closet. Another object is to provide an actuating mechanism for a swivelable waterclosetwhich makes possible the movement of the saidcloset from an inoperative position to an operative position, and conversely from an operativeposition to an inoperative position without the necessity 1 withthe hands at "any,

of touching the said bow time during the course of its operation.

further object of the inventionis to provide an actuating mechanismfor a swivelableiwater closet which, except for the operatinghandle or crank, may

be concealed from viewunderor behind walls or fixtures such, as furniture or the like.

ence to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: i i Fig. 1 is a partly sectional plan View of an ernbodiment of our invention showing the water closet in the open or operative position.

M Fig. 2 is a view similar to that of Fig. l but showing the water closet in the closed or inoperiative position.

p Fig. 3 is a side elevation view showing the water showingthe chain drive and 2.011

closet in the operative position. i

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing .the crank and the chain drive adjustment mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary partly sectional view to an. ac:

in Fig; 3) arranged to travel upon Other features and advantages of the present invention will hereinafter appear in the following detailed description thereof having refere ventionaltype, such asrnaybe found on page connection or pipe 4 for attachment to a source "of Water supply (not shown). The rearward portion of the bowl is provided with an integral bowl by means of itsattachment to the flange 5,

is provided with a suitable roller. 6 l "(visible only the baseplate 9 as indicated at 32, and having suitable stops lg ai'idxi position within the room to the inward position within the recess. The foregoing outline sketches the general manner in which thebowl may be mounted for use in. connection with the present invention. However, inasmuch as the bowl forms no part of the presentinvention, a detailed descr'iption of the bowl may be dispensed with herein. h

As previously'eXplained, the closet bowl I is provided with the. connecting flange? for at tachment to the upper end of the elbowiitting i5 and, as niore clearly shown in Fig. v3, the attachment is maintained byineans of bolting i5 eooperating with the said flange and the said fitting. The discharge fittingrt, which is prefi to limit its rotation from the outward erably made of steel or ofasimilar substantially strong material, is provided with" an extending bracket iii (more clearly shown are. 1). serving as a bearing member for the journaledshaft ii the latter member havinga collar lflfo1-engagement with an axially aligned bearingymeinber l8 which may be made integral or elsemay be connected by means of the bolts t!) to the sup-porting brackets 8, the latter members being fixedly mounted by means of the bolts ii-i to the base plate 8. The lower end of theshaft '5 extends within a recess (not shown) in the preferably integralbracket Zion the discharge fitting 6, the said bracket providing a bearing Tiltxto which the actuating mechanism may be attached for swivelably moving the closet bowl from an open or operative position to. a closed and inoperative positionwhile moving i'na' horizontal lane.

Attention is again directed toFig. 1., \vl i'ereirr it will benotedfthat thebase pl'ate 9 is "provided with an extension portion 2 3" upon which is 177 in catalogue 4N0. ;5 1 of the Boston Gear. Works, Inc.,chicagogflllinois. Connected to the speed reducer 25 are thedriving shaft 26 and the" driven shaft 21. The lever 28 is non-rotatably attached to the driven shaft Z'Iand has attached toits outer end, by means of a rotatable pin 29, one of the bifurcated ends of the link 3|. The other bifurcated end of the link3 I .is attached by means of the rotatable pin 32 to the bearing 23 of the bracket 22 on the fitting 6. Thus it can be seen that rotational movement of the I driving shaft 26 will produce a rotational movement in the driven shaft 21 which, by means of i the lever 28, the link 3|, the bracket 22 and the fitting 6, ultimately causes rotational movement of the closet bowl I about the axis of the shaft 1.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, conveniently located and preferably mounted upon a wall of the room in which the closet bowl is located, a

crank handle, 33 and the chain drive 34 are provided by which rotational movement may be transmitted to the driving shaft 23 by manual operation of the said crank, as hereinafter explained. The crank bearing comprises a wall plate 35 having the slotted apertures 36 through which bolts, or screws, or the like may extend for attachment to the wall, the slots 36 being provided to facilitate tensile adjustment of the chain 34 by vertical movement of the plate 35.

As more clearly shown inFig. 4, the wall plate 35 has the downwardly extending tubular projection 31 and the forwardly positioned crank bearing portion 38. A chain sprocket 39 is nonrotatably attachedto the crank journal 4| by means of the pin 42, the said journal extending through the bearing portion 38 and within the wall plate 35 with the sprocket 39 positioned therebetween. Preferably in axial alignment with the drive shaft 26, a lower wall plate '43 is fixedly secured to the wall by means of the bolts, screws or the like extending through the apertures 44. The plate 43 has an upwardly extending tubular projection 45 and the forwardly positioned bearing portion 46. In a manner similar to the crank journal 4|, the drive shaft journal 41 extends through the bearing portion 46 and within the wall plate 43 with the sprocket ,48 non-rotatably attached to the journal 41 by 'meansof the pin 49, the sprocket 48 being positioned between the plate 43 and the bearing portion 46; The wall plates 35 and 43 are adjustably interconnected by means of the rods and 52 respectively non-rotatablyattached to the tubular projections 31 and 45 by the pins 53 and. 54, the innermost ends of the said rods being in suitable screw-threaded engagement with the buckle 55,,the latter having right-hand threads in one end and left-hand threads in the other end. The journal 41 has an extension 56 to which may be non-rotatably attached the tubular drive shaft connecting member 51.

Again referring to Fig. l, the drive shaft 23 is preferably provided with a universal joint or flexible coupling 58 which will relieve any transverse stresses which would otherwise be produced in the shaft 26 caused by misalignment of the wall plate 43. The connecting member 51, which may be made from a suitable piece of pipe cut to the proper length to fit the particular installation, is non-rotatably attached to the outermost end of the drive shaft 26 and, as previously mentioned, has its other endnon-rotatably attached to the journal extension 56. Thus it can readily be understood that by manual operation of the crank handle 33 rotary motion is transmitted by the chain 34 to the drive shaft 26 and, as previously described, the watencloset will be rotated from the position shown in Fig. 1 (open or operative position) to the position shown in Fig- 2 (closed or inoperative), or conversely from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 1, depending upon the direction of rotation of the crank. V

It is to be understood that, while a preferred form of the invention has herein been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to theprecise construction described above, but includes within its scope whatever changes fairly may come within the spirit of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. An actuating mechanism of the character described in combination with a swivelable plumbing fixture, the said actuating mechanism comprising a chain drive and a geared drive, the said chain drive being manually operable to impart motion through the said geared drive to the said swivelable fixture.

2. An actuating mechanismfor a swivelable plumbing fixture comprising, in combination, an angular hollow discharge fitting, a base for the said fitting, the said fitting supporting the said plumbing fixture and being journaled uponthe said base, bracket supports for the said fitting, the said actuating mechanism includinga chain drive and a geared drive cooperating with the said fitting to produce 'rotative movement about the vertical axis of the said discharge fitting.

3. A horizontally rotating actuating mechanism for a plumbing fixture comprising, in combination, a plumbing fixture, a journaled fitting therefor, supporting means for the said fitting,

a chain and gear drive, lever and linkage means cooperating with the said fitting and the said chain and gear drive, whereby the said fixture is moved from an inoperative to an operative position and conversely, from an operative to an inoperative position upon actuation of the said i chain and gear drive.

4. In combination, an actuating mechanism for a swivelable plumbing fixture, an operating handle for the actuating mechanism, combined chain and gear means cooperating with the said handle and the said fixture, whereby upon predetermined movement of the said operating handle the said fixtureis movable arcuately in a horizontal plane,

the said chain and gear means being suitable for total enclosure adjacent to the said fixture.

. 5. An actuating mechanism for a swiveling type plumbing fixture having connections re spectively to a source of supply and discharge means, a hollow dischargemember upon which,

the said fixture is mounted for'swiveling movement, the said actuating mechanism including a crank handle, an adjustably mounted chain drive,

a rotatable drive shaft, a geared speed reducer,

a lever and a connecting link cooperating with the said discharge member to produce horizontal arcuate movement of the said discharge member upon actuation of the said crank handle.

6. An actuating mechanism in combination witha swivelable closet bowl, the said actuating mechanism comprising a chain drive and a geared drive, the said chain drive being operable to impart arcuate movement through the said geared drive to the said swivelable closet bowl from a concealed position'to a position'in which the bowl is operatively disclosed,

' LEIF ANDERSEN. i V

EDWARD A. FREDRICKSON. ROYH. ZINKIL. v 

